Raoulia
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| Raoulia | |
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| Raoulia glabra | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Raoulia J. D. Hooker ex Raoul |
| Type species | |
| Raoulia australis J. D. Hooker ex Raoul | |
Raoulia is a genus of flowering alpine plants in the daisy family that exhibit very fine and dense growths.[1] These compact growths form large amorphous cushion-like masses with only the growing tips visible. Due to their shape and form, the plant clusters resemble sheep from afar, this giving them their alternate name, Vegetable Sheep.[2]
Cultivation
Slow spreading, flat rock garden plant with silver-gray, almost moss-like, foliage.
- sun: full sun, part shade
- height: 2 inches
- width: spreads to around 1 ft.
- water: regular
- hardiness: 20°F according to one source, 35 degrees F according to another
- heat tolerance: unknown
See also
- Vegetable Lamb of Tartary (Mythological animal)
References
External links
- "Vegetable Sheep" in Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
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